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Let’s go step by step to match each number on the map with the correct state.

We are looking at the Southeast region of the United States. Let’s identify each numbered state based on its shape and location:

1. Number 1 – This is the long peninsula sticking down into the ocean. That’s Florida.
2. Number 2 – This is a wide, horizontal state in the middle-top part of the map. It borders Tennessee (which we’ll see later) and Georgia. That’s Tennessee.
3. Number 3 – Small state above Virginia, shaped like a boot or irregular rectangle. That’s West Virginia.
4. Number 4 – Bottom-left corner, below Arkansas and Mississippi. That’s Louisiana.
5. Number 5 – East coast, north of Florida, south of North Carolina. That’s South Carolina.
6. Number 6 – Large state east of Alabama, west of South Carolina. That’s Georgia.
7. Number 7 – Left side, above Louisiana, west of Mississippi. That’s Arkansas.
8. Number 8 – Between Alabama and Mississippi? Wait — actually, let’s check:
- Number 9 is Mississippi (we’ll confirm).
- Number 8 is between Alabama (6) and Mississippi (9)? No — wait, let’s reorient.

Actually, let’s list them more carefully using geography:

Start from the bottom left and move up/right:

- 4: Louisiana (bottom left, Gulf Coast)
- 7: Arkansas (above Louisiana, west of Mississippi)
- 9: Mississippi (east of Arkansas, west of Alabama)
- 8: Alabama (east of Mississippi, west of Georgia)
- 6: Georgia (east of Alabama, west of South Carolina)
- 1: Florida (south of Georgia and Alabama)
- 5: South Carolina (north of Florida, east of Georgia)
- 11: North Carolina (north of South Carolina, south of Virginia)
- 2: Tennessee (west of North Carolina, north of Georgia/Alabama/Mississippi)
- 10: Kentucky (north of Tennessee, west of West Virginia)
- 3: West Virginia (east of Kentucky, west of Virginia)
- 12: Virginia (east of West Virginia, north of North Carolina)

Wait — let’s double-check number 10 and 3:

Looking at the map:

- Above Tennessee (2) is Kentucky (10) — yes, that makes sense.
- To the northeast of Kentucky is West Virginia (3), and then Virginia (12) to the east of West Virginia.

Yes, that fits.

So now assign numbers to states:

→ Florida = 1
→ Tennessee = 2
→ West Virginia = 3
→ Louisiana = 4
→ South Carolina = 5
→ Georgia = 6
→ Arkansas = 7
→ Alabama = 8
→ Mississippi = 9
→ Kentucky = 10
→ North Carolina = 11
→ Virginia = 12

Now, write the number next to each state name as requested.

Final matching:

- Alabama → 8
- Arkansas → 7
- Florida → 1
- Georgia → 6
- Kentucky → 10
- Louisiana → 4
- Mississippi → 9
- North Carolina → 11
- South Carolina → 5
- Tennessee → 2
- Virginia → 12
- West Virginia → 3

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Final Answer:
Alabama: 8
Arkansas: 7
Florida: 1
Georgia: 6
Kentucky: 10
Louisiana: 4
Mississippi: 9
North Carolina: 11
South Carolina: 5
Tennessee: 2
Virginia: 12
West Virginia: 3